Meguiar’s Ultimate All Wheel Cleaner - Quick Review

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I was very interested to try this wheel cleaner out when it was first announced a couple months ago.

Here's the description: https://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-ultimate-all-wheel-cleaner.html

I picked up a few bottles when Autogeek had it in stock and during one of the Black Friday specials. I'm always looking for a good wheel cleaner.

I had a chance to try it out today for the first time and I was NOT disappointed! I think I found my favorite wheel cleaner...for now :).

This wheel cleaner really attacks iron particles, dirt and grime. It's like Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus and Iron-X rolled into one but without the pungent aroma. The aroma is actually quite nice for a wheel cleaner.

Here's the wheel when I started. The owner keeps this truck well maintained. Not too bad...so I thought!
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Meg's Ultimate All Wheel Cleaner sprayed on and allowed to dwell

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I like the gel-like consistency which allows it to cling to the wheel and attack those iron particles.



Nice foaming action too.



Here's the wheel rinsed off and then sprayed with Carpro Hydro2 sealant for protection and rinsed again.






Here's a shot of the finished and dried wheel.




Just a quick review.

I hope it will be available in gallon sizes soon.
 
Nice review. I’ll probably be picking some of this up soon to replace the DUB on my shelf.
 
I had this stuff in my cart and took it out, sorry I did that. I have an entire bottle of DUB still and by the time I use that up I assume it will be available OTC.

Thanks for the review, I know this is something I'm going to want in my arsenal for sure

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Nice review Frank. According to Meguiar's this is supposed to outperform competitors like Sonax. Looks like it has some good clinging which was supposed to be one of the key attributes. One thing I disliked about DUB and Mirror Bright is the lack of clinging to the wheel.
 
The price is very fair for this product, damn I wish I had kept it in my basket. I agree about earlier, maybe a gallon will be made available for us

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Klasse Act said:
The price is very fair for this product, damn I wish I had kept it in my basket. I agree about earlier, maybe a gallon will be made available for us

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So that means you passed up on 2 good wheel cleaners this week. lol.
I doubt they’d sell this in gallons.
 
Thanks for the review Frank, I will have to pick some up!

I just bought a gallon of McKees Foaming Wheel Cleaner Gel and will have to see how this compares to this and the others.
 
Good review, Frank. Thanks for putting that up here for us. Like others I am always looking for a good wheel cleaner.
 
Thanks for this review Frank. Like others, I've been eye balling it, but was really waiting to hear something. Gonna have to get a few bottles now.
 
Thanks guys!

Just a tip:

The first wheel I did, I rinsed it first with my pressure washer before I applied the wheel cleaner. The cleaner began to react and change colors immediately but I got more of a dramatic change in color when I applied the cleaner to a dry wheel before I rinsed it.

Obviously, it goes without saying, rinsing the wheel first will dilute it somewhat. IMO, it's better and more effective to apply it to a dry, cool wheel.
 
This same customer has an RV that I started to detail the same day.

Here's the RV.

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I forgot to take a picture of the RV wheels before I started to clean them but here's one of the wheels after I applied Meg's Ultimate Wheel Cleaner and let it dwell for about 1 minute. I didn't think the wheels were that bad.

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I'll be going back tomorrow to finish the RV. I'll see if I can get a shot of the clean wheel.
 
FrankS said:
Thanks guys!

Just a tip:

The first wheel I did, I rinsed it first with my pressure washer before I applied the wheel cleaner. The cleaner began to react and change colors immediately but I got more of a dramatic change in color when I applied the cleaner to a dry wheel before I rinsed it.

Obviously, it goes without saying, rinsing the wheel first will dilute it somewhat. IMO, it's better and more effective to apply it to a dry, cool wheel.
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agreed. the same concept when i'm using a foam cannon (not very often these days). i don't pre-rinse first as the soap will lay on top of the water...
 
My bad, I was looking for it on Autopia and it’s not available over there..
 
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